SSC Snapshot

A Letter From Mr. Danner:

Welcome to Congress!

SSC Reps,

It is with great joy, that I welcome you all to the 5th Spartan Student Congress. You have been hand selected by student and teacher leaders to be a part of this congress. By choosing you, your fellow Spartans have voiced their confidence and pledged their support for you. You are privileged to be in this class, and it is my privilege to facilitate it. Over the last year, I have had the chance work with many of you, and I look forward to working with you again. For those of you who are new to SSC, I speak for our Veteran Reps, when I say we are excited to have you on the team.

As a starting point for this coming school year, let's understand two points:

1. The school year will be as good as we work hard.​2. Democracy is a process that requires patience and compromise.

Let these two understandings be summed up in two words: Work and together. Combined, this is our motto: Work together! If we stay true to this motto, I guarantee that we will have an amazing year, filled with fun times, and a real sense of accomplishment.

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Now, let's get to business! We want to hit the ground running next year, so we are getting things moving now. The Spartan Social and Spartan Council Elections take place our first month back, and there is a lot to get organized. Below this letter, you will find some important information about what the summer plan is. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with this information and establish a way to stay in the communication loop.

Thanks for being a part of this experiment,

Mr. DannerSSC Facilitator

Communication is Key!

Before we get into anything, we need to establish a line of communication. Students can connect with each other, through whatever means is most convenient, but communication with Mr. Danner will be done through Remind. Remind is a tool that allows students and teachers to text each other, without the need to exchange phone numbers. This is the easiest way to send and receive messages from Mr. Danner, and I will use it often.

Our First Month Back:

Here is a tentative rough SSC agenda for the first month back to school.

Week 1: Intros, policies and procedures, wrap up Spartan Social plans

Week 2: HOME Public Outreach and Spartan Social

Week 3: Presidential Campaigns and Debates

Week 4: Elections and 1st Quarter State of the School

The Spartan Social

Last year's Spartan Social was a huge success, with an attendance of nearly 600 students. As we go to summer break, we need to keep in mind that next school-year's 2016 Spartan Social is tentatively scheduled to take place Friday, August 19 (Week 2!). That means that we need to have a plan in place before school begins. The plan is to organize this event throughout July. Mr. Danner will be communicating information through Remind, and soliciting help from SSC Reps to organize the event at the end of June. For now, check out the map of last year's Spartan Social. Think about your experience at the event, and ask yourself the following questions:

Campaigns and Elections

I WANT YOU! ... To run for office!

Besides the Spartan Social, our first month back is focused on getting organized, and part of that is figuring out who will be our Spartan Council Officers. Interested students will have a chance to square off and prove to the Spartan Student Body that they are the candidate most worthy of their vote. Those students interested in running for office should start by reviewing the Campaigns page and reading about available positions. There will be more information to come, as the summer moves along, so stay in touch.